New baby check list
Items for once you and baby are home...
Sleeping
- Moses Basket, mattress and cover along with a stand
- Blankets - for swaddling (100% cotton) and for covers
- Sleeping Bags (age appropriate)
- Baby monitor
- Nursery thermometer
- Bath thermometer
Feeding
- Nipple cream if breastfeeding
- Nursing pillow (or just normal pillow!)
- Newborn bottles
- Formula
- Steriliser
- Bibs
- Muslins
- Breast pads
Changing
- Change mat
- Nappies
- Nappy sacks
- Cotton wool pads
- Small bowl for warm water
- Nappy rash cream
Clothes
You will have an idea on which size clothes to buy prior to the birth. In those first few weeks you only need bodysuits and sleepsuits - anything else is a bonus but not essential.Bath time
- Bath seat of some description for under 6 months
- Baby sponge
- Cosy towel
- Sleepsuit
Out and about
- Pram (with raincover and foot muff)
- Changing bag with change mat - packed with nappies and changes of clothes
- Car seat
- Sun blind
- Mirror for you to see baby when driving
- Suitable coat / snowsuit
- Sling / carrier